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‘To me this is very personal’: MP Dehenna Davison, whose dad was killed by a single punch when she was just 13, launches cross-party effort to solve ‘burning injustices’ felt by victims of brutal one-hit attacks and their families Bishop Auckland MP’s dad Dominic killed in a Sheffield pub 14 years ago today He was … Read more
Village falls silent for funeral of five-month-old boy killed when van swerved off the road and ploughed into his pram – as his mother, 36, remains seriously injured in hospital Five-month-old Louis died at the scene of a crash in Cambridgeshire last month His mother Rachael Thorold,36, was pushing her son in his pram along … Read more
Los Angeles rapper Ketchy The Great has died following a car accident. The sad news was confirmed by his representatives through Pitchfork on Tuesday. Ketchy, birth name Jameon Davis, was known for being in the underground rap group Stinc Team, fronted by Drakeo The Ruler. Drakeo celebrated his late friend on social media, posting: ‘Long live Ketchy … Read more
North America’s megafauna — giant animals such as woolly mammoths and bear-sized beavers — were driven to extinction by a near-glacial climate, a study claimed. Researchers from Germany used a new statistical method to estimate the changing population sizes of the giant animals from the radiocarbon record. They found that megafauna numbers responded to climatic shifts, and they … Read more
Drunk and dangerous motorists could face immediate bans after plea to MPs from father whose son’s hit-and-run killer kept his licence for 11 months before being jailed Family of Tom McConnachie, 34, set up parliamentary petition called Tom’s Law Tom’s Law would see licences suspended until drivers stand at court trial Mr McConnachie was killed … Read more
30 Taliban militants are killed in explosion during bomb-making class at Afghan mosque The blast happened on Saturday morning in Qultaq, a village in Balkh province Six foreign nationals were among those killed, according to security services Taliban violence has surged in Afghanistan in recent months despite peace talks On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens … Read more
Mother-of-two, 21, killed herself after ‘the fight got too hard’, her devastated sister reveals as she pays tribute to ‘party girl’ who ‘lit up any room’ Hundreds of tributes paid to Sophie Watts, 21, of Guisborough, North Yorkshire The mother-of-two took her own life on February 4, her devastated family said Her sister told how popular … Read more
BREAKING: Nicki Minaj’s father Robert Maraj, 64, is killed in a hit-and-run in Long Island Nassau County Police confirmed the death of Robert Maraj to TMZ on Sunday The 64-year-old was walking on a road in Mineola at about 6pm Friday when he was struck by a car The driver fled the scene and has … Read more
New York City police are looking for a man who is believed to have fatally stabbed two homeless people and wounded two others late Friday and early Saturday while riding the subway connecting Manhattan and Queens. The fatal stabbings took place on opposite ends of the A subway line, which connects the Inwood section of … Read more
Mother-of-two surgeon, 34, who killed woman, 22, in crash while distracted by her children watching YouTube in the back of her Mercedes can keep her job – as she tells tribunal she found it ‘impossible’ to live with the guilt Dr Jane Maraka was distracted by her two children while driving her Mercedes She crashed … Read more